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Mozilla Will Leave 80% of Firefox 3.0 Bugs Untouched Before Release

Firefox 3.0 Status meeting notes have revealed that Mozilla will leave about 8 in 10 bugs untouched before the final version is released. Instead, they have decided to devote their attention to correcting the most serious bugs in order to strike a balance between stability and the impending release schedule. [Mozilla via NYT]

USB Connectors Finally Give Cellphone Straps a Purpose

Sure, straps can be handy for those of us with overly buttery fingers, but for the rest of us they serve little purpose (unless being massively annoying is considered a purpose). However, the folks at WirelessGround may have changed all that with their new USB enabled Leather Hand Strap. The idea is simple —a strap…

Edmund G. Brown’s Californifuture (1963)

Today we continue our look into the time capsule and booklet titled 2063 A.D. Buried by General Dynamics Astronautics in 1963, there is some question as to where it may now reside, as the General Dynamics Astronautics building has been torn down. Some guessed that it would be at the San Diego Air & Space…

Amazon Kindle E Book Reader Coming Next Week

A source in content creation has informed me that the Reader is coming on Monday or Tuesday, just in time for the holiday season. Information was limited, but apparently “a dozen media partners” were to be involved with launch, which implies non-book providers. That could be interesting if weekly and daily news sources could be…

Would You Buy the Old Zune or the New Zune?

If you were to buy the Zune, hypothetically, would you buy a first generation Zune with 30GB of storage for $100, since it runs the same software as the Zune 2? Or do you like the smaller sizes and touch pad of the second generation Zune? Why? [How to Comment] Gawker Media polls require Javascript;…

Nanosolar PowerSheets Promise Cheap Solar Power Everywhere, Unlimited Gadget Energy

Winning the Green Tech Grand Award and “Innovation of the Year” nods from Pop Sci, Nanosolar PowerSheets pack a whole lot of potential into their Paris Hilton-cheap, Nicole Richie-thin panels—we’re talking solar power for 30 cents a watt, compared to the $3 it costs now, without silicon or laying the panels on glass. “You’re talking…

Watch Concepts Let You Play Pong and Tetris In Style

Lysandre Follet’s watch concepts assume the identity of a pair of Nixon timepieces, throwing pong or tetris into the inner workings while avoiding excessive nerddom. The watches balance throwback games with simple, clean designs that don’t look to irony for their appeal (like the designer retro-reissue of the Casio Databank). If this were ever real,…

Microsoft Wants to Back Up Your Brain

Imagine being able to store every second of your life on a computer and then calling up digital snapshots of individual moments with a quick search. If Gordon Bell, the head of Microsoft’s Media Presence Research Group has his way, this technology could become a reality. The idea behind MyLifeBits or “surrogate memory” as Bell…

The Tallest Building in the World Looks Like a Stack of Pringles

On our blink-and-you’ll-miss-it visit to the world’s largest building site, aka Dubai, we stopped for a gawk at this, the Burj Dubai. Currently the tallest structure in the world, it stands at 156 stories and 585 meters high, but is expected to reach around 800 meters when finished. Designed by Adrian Smith, the tower continues…

PhotoVu’s Compact 17-inch Frame With RSS Reader, Wi-Fi

PhotoVu is doing what they do best with the new 1765w, namely develop cool RSS- and Wi-Fi-enabled digital photo frames —except this time they are cramming it all into a relatively compact 17-inch form factor. The frame comes equipped with a 1280 x 800 LCD display, built-in software to handle apps like iPhoto and Picasa,…

3D Hangman is F_c_ _ng M_rb_d

If traditional hangman wasn’t morbid enough for you, kick the fun up a dimension with this 3D version. With each wrong guess, a magnetized limb is added until a fully-formed dead man swings from the gallows. A great way to teach kids about the gruesome consequences of being a poor speller. Available for $18. [iwoot…

Galaxy Black Asus Eee PC Now Available

The $400 Mac laptop just got even sexier with the arrival of the Asus Eee PC in Galaxy Black at Newegg. If you’ve wanted a cheap black Mac, now’s your chance. Better still, there’s no “black tax” on this baby. Sorry early adopters! Update: Buy.com has it with free shipping. [Newegg via I4U] https://gizmodo.com/399-ultraportable-apple-laptop-os-x-on-asus-eee-pc-323279

Apple Backdated Stock Options Suit Dismissed, Fanboys Rejoice

Steve Jobs’ options case has been thrown out of court. The judge let the case go since there’s been no drop in the stock price as a result of the backdating. [Apple Insider]

Daily Show Writers Use Viacom’s YouTube Suit to Hilariously Explain the Strike

Because of the WGA strike, there’s no Daily Show, which sucks. But if you think you’re suffering, think of how the writers of that wonderful program feel! In this video that the writers of our favorite mock newscast made on the picketline, they clearly explain why this strike is happening and how the studio chiefs…

Comcast Kerplowed With Class Action Suit for P2P Blockage

The fat lot of nothing done about Comcast’s alleged-but-shiftily denied P2P blockage has been kicked over by a hot plate of lawsuit action. Filed by Comcast customer John Hart in the most consumer-friendly state around, it hits them for “breach of contract, breach of implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, and violating the…

EcoStrip Powerstrip Now Available For Those Who Like to Save the World, Cash

We introduced you to the EcoStrip awhile back, but now the mystery about its release date has finally been cleared up. For those of you interested in saving some extra cash on electricity each month, the EcoStrip can be had right now for $34.95. [Product Page] https://gizmodo.com/ecostrip-saves-energy-polar-bears-305105

The first person on Mars may be a woman, says a Kansas op-ed. For the first time ever, two female space shuttle commanders on separate missions met up in space. But NASA is facing questions about its plans to end the space shuttle program in 2010. [Kansas.com, KHOU.com]

Vote For Your Favorite Crazy-Ass Holiday Deals on Amazon Starting Today

Today Amazon launched their 2nd annual special holiday edition of customers vote, and this year there are six rounds of rock bottom prices on some truly awesome gear. Starting today, customers can put their two cents in (or $79.99 as it were) on the console wars by deciding which gaming system should get this huge…

Nothing Like an Alien Death Orgy Where Rich Eat Poor

Poor Bill. He’s just found out that his rich Beverly Hills family is actually a bunch of incestuous, polymorphous aliens who have raised him for food. Now his parents and their rich alien friends have kidnapped him and his friend David, and are going to eat them in a giant orgy. That just one tiny…

Don’t Be the Last to Know, Get Faster Service With AT&T

Being the last one to find something out can lead to some pretty embarrassing situations. Watch as a flash mob member goes rogue thanks to his phone’s slow network speed. It’s, uh, not exactly the kind of solo debut that anybody would hope for. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed pellentesque leo…